Created by young people with and without intellectual disabilities, Spread the Word to End the Word is one element of Special Olympics’ vision of a world where everyone matters, where everyone is accepted and, most importantly, where everyone is valued. Leading the way in promoting acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities, Special Olympics opposes prejudice and discrimination, continuously working to dispel the negative stereotypes associated with this population — the use of the R-word being one such stereotype. In a world that has worked to eliminate pejorative racial and ethnic language such as the “N word,” among others, the R-word is gaining popularity.
Today, young people across the country are leading local efforts to raise awareness and collect pledges on http://www.r-word.org/ from peers and the community to vow not to use the R-word.
Today, young people across the country are leading local efforts to raise awareness and collect pledges on http://www.r-word.org/ from peers and the community to vow not to use the R-word.
One day Vin will meet a kid with Down Syndrome and he'll say "Yea, so what, my friend Kira has Down Syndrome."
And one day Kira will meet a kid with two moms and she'll say "Yea, so what, my friend Vin has two moms."
